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Jan 14
LTL Freight Customers Rank Peninsula Truck Lines #1 Carrier Overall in the Nation
[Seattle, Washington, January 14, 2020] – Mastio and Company has released the results of the 2019 LTL freight customer survey and Peninsula Truck Lines is ranked #1 carrier overall in the nation out of 212 carriers rated. Over 1,900 freight customers were asked to rate carriers from around the United States and identify the most important drivers of customers’ carrier selection decisions and the perceptions of overall value and loyalty, The surveyed freight customers identified baseline requirements,
Jan 10Coming Snow and Oregon Chain Laws
Jan. 10, 2020 Snow, cold, wind and ice may conspire in the days ahead to create extremely hazardous traveling conditions throughout much of Oregon starting today. Heavy snow in the Cascades and in Central Oregon, high winds and tidal flooding on the coast, and cold and low-elevation snow in the Willamette Valley are possible over the next week starting today. Oregon chain law requires all vehicles to carry and use chains in snow zones posted by signs under Oregon Administrative Rule 734 Division
Dec 27FMCSA Increases Random Drug Test Rate to 50%
READ THE ARTICLE HERE
Dec 17Outer Powell Transportation Safety Project
Having trouble viewing this email? View it as a Web page.Construction Update New sidewalks and bike lanes open on the south side of Powell Boulevard Construction of safety improvements on the south side of SE Powell Boulevard from 122nd to 136th Avenues is complete! Take a walk, roll, or bike ride eastbound on Outer Powell Boulevard to see the improvements including new sidewalks, bike lanes and lighting, as well as a new waterline and stormwater system. A new cycle track on eastbound Powell Boulevard
Dec 13Volvo Group Venture Capital invests in software for autonomous mobility
Volvo Group Venture Capital AB has invested in Apex.AI, a leading software company in autonomous mobility. The investment will fund the development of a safety-certified software framework for autonomous systems. Apex.AI, a Palo Alto, California-based company founded in 2017, is building an automotive-grade version of ROS (Robot Operating System), an established open source software framework commonly used in robotics and autonomous systems research. By providing a safer and more reliable version of ROS
Dec 10NSP Trucking's Pete Sipos Elected as 2020 APAO Board President
STAYTON, ORE. 09 DEC., 2019—The Asphalt Paving Association of Oregon, celebrating its 50th anniversary this year, announced its 2020 board members at the annual meeting on Dec. 6. APAO elected Pete Sipos of North Santiam Paving as the 2020 board president. This is the second term Sipos has been elected as board president in his ten years as an APAO board member. “Pete Sipos is a great person to lead the APAO Board in 2020 because he is experienced, practical and direct,” said John Hickey, the APAO’s
Dec 03Pending Tile Flat Road Closure
Willamette Water Supply Program construction is expected to close SW Tile Flat Road, between Grabhorn and Scholls Ferry Roads, December 16, 2019 through February 14, 2020. Through traffic will not be allowed during this complete closure of Tile Flat Road. Please see the attached for more details and a map of the road closure.MAP
Nov 21Top 10 Issues for Truck Drivers in 2019
https://www.dat.com/blog/post/top-10-issues-for-drivers-in-2019
Nov 14Registering To The FMCSA CDL Clearinghouse
With 500,000 trucking companies that need to register to the Clearinghouse, we want to make sure member companies know how to register properly. Here are the common issues when registering and how to fix them. As part of OTA's Drug & Alcohol Consortium, powered by CleanFleet, we now have optional services to help with registration and management of the Clearinghouse. Learn more about the Consortium or email us for registration and pricing.Step By Step Guide On Registering To The FMCSA CDL Clearinghouse The
Oct 242019-2020 Lead ATA Class Announced
https://www.ttnews.com/articles/members-new-lead-ata-class-announced-0
Oct 17SmartWay's new Affiliation with International Motor Sports Association
DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. (Oct. 11, 2019) – The International Motor Sports Association (IMSA) today announced further expanded initiatives for its IMSA Green Racing program. In the on-going effort to pursue Green Racing Protocols, these initiatives include the continuing expansion of the sanctioning body's own IMSA Green program. This includes increased involvement in the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA) SmartWay Program, discovery and implementation of solar energy within its paddocks and progress
Oct 07Ecologist Terry Chapin Wins Volvo Environment Prize 2019
An ecology professor who has spent decades doing research and field work in the challenging conditions of the Arctic is the winner of the Volvo Environment Prize 2019. Over the 30 years of the prize, the jury has often selected prize-winners whose research has proven to be vital in shaping the modern sustainability agenda. Terry Chapin is no exception to this rule. As an Ecology Professor at the University of Alaska, Fairbanks, he has spent long periods in the tundra of Siberia and Alaska, studying
Oct 01FMCSA Opens Registration for Commercial Driver’s License Drug and Alcohol Clearinghouse
WASHINGTON – The U.S. Department of Transportation’s Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) today announced that registration is now open for the Congressionally mandated Commercial Driver’s License Drug and Alcohol Clearinghouse. Commercial driver’s license (CDL) holders, employers, medical review officers, and substance abuse professionals can now visithttps://clearinghouse.fmcsa.dot.gov and register to create a secure online user account. “As this Congressional mandate is enacted, FMCSA’s
Sep 20Fraudulently certified South American Plywood: Consumer Safety at Risk
Freres and Nine U.S. Plywood Producers Claim U.S. Certification Agencies Fraudulently Certify Imported South American PlywoodFraudulently certified plywood panels can endanger consumersLYONS, ORE. 16 Sept., 2019—Freres Lumber Co., Inc.has joined nine other U.S. domestic plywood producers as the “U.S. Structural Plywood Integrity Coalition” to file a Lanham Act claim of false labeling against three U.S. certification agencies: PFS TECO, Timber Products Inspection and International Accreditation Service. The
Feb 22New Youngs Bay Bridge repair project to begin in March
Major bridge work to take over two years to completeASTORIA—Major repairs to the New Youngs Bay Bridge, an important connection between Astoria and Warrenton on U.S. 101, will begin in March. The extensive repair work is expected to take over two years to complete (2019-2021).What can the traveling public expect:Periodic single lane closures at night to allow the contractor to move equipment. The lane closures will be Sunday night through Friday morning, 9 p.m. to 5:30 a.m.;A complete two week night time
